In an ironic twist, the British Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) recently fined a Brexit advocacy group for violating regulations issued under an EU directive.  The fines, totaling £120,000,  were levied against Leave.EU and a related insurance company, Eldon Insurance, for sending marketing emails to each other’s subscribers without sufficient consent.  Leave.EU had sent marketing emails to over 300,000 of Eldon’s customers, and the two entities had carried out unlawful joint marketing campaigns through Leave. EU’s…

Citing cybersecurity concerns with a children’s smartwatch, the European Commission recently issued a recall of the device. The Safe-KID-One is a smartwatch that gives parents the ability to track and communicate with their children. According to the European Commission, security issues with the device could allow a hacker to access a user’s data, including location history, phone numbers and serial number. Additionally, the hacker could use the watch to “call another number of his…